BEIJING (AP) — Retired high-ranking generals from China and the United States held informal talks last month as part of efforts to build greater trust and communication following recent tensions.
The discussions touched on stabilizing Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Korean Peninsula, security in the South China Sea, and nuclear issues relating to North Korea and Iran, according to a statement issued late Thursday by the American side.
The sides also stated their concerns about Taiwan, the self-governing island that China claims as its own but whose defense the U.S. is committed to helping ensure. No outcome to that discussion was announced.
"Regardless of each side's point …
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